04/14/2026
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Brooklyn backyard gardening notes:
Don't mistake last years perennials that you bought for w**ds. Be patient!
Congratulate yourself early and often for replanting the Iris garden after more then 20 years. Relish the fact that the ancestors of these these tubers came from your grandmothers garden.
Give yourself a modest garden center budget, promptly betray the budget at the sight of pretty flowers!! ๐ท
Wear sunscreen and a hat. Hydrate.
Wear your pajamas in the garden, the birds don't care how you look.
Feed the birds.
Attract Cardinals, Blue jays, Sparrows, Woodpeckers, Mourning doves and one lone Falcon. Wonder why (serious question) the NYC pigeons never visit the backyards.
Always wonder if the call of the Mourning dove is an Owl. The answer is always no.
Hope you don't get a stray cat in your yard because you'll end up adopting them. Secretly hope you'll get a stray cat to keep the rats away.
Curse the sound of the apartment buildings air conditioning compressor. Relish the quiet when it cuts out.
Enjoy the view of your neighbors glorious Magnolia tree! ๐๐ธ
Remember fondly, your neighbor, Miss Shirley, who welcomed you to the neighborhood by sharing her garden tools when you couldn't afford them yet. ๐๐ป Wish she was still your neighbor.
Faithfully w**d your garden till July 7th. Then surrender.
Never ever plant Mint in anything other then a container. Curse invasive species of plants always.
Get a fire pit. Never use it. Hang lights, never use those either.
Swear you'll host a party but always prefer to be alone.
Swear you'll use the gas grill at least once this season. Hope someone else will get inspired to do the grilling.
Get Adirondack chairs, luxuriate daily.
Get a cantilevered umbrella, wonder why you ever bought the standard variety.
Mow the lawn, feel like you never left NJ.
Enjoy your damn self.